Wilbert ”Bill” A. Thiel passed away April 15, 2022, at the age of 84. He was born August 11, 1937 in Chicago to the late Wilbert B. and Loretta C. Thiel. Preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, Marjorie (nee Erickson) Thiel. Cherished father of Beth Thiel, […]
Obituaries
Barbara Crowell
Barbara Crowell, nee Meskan, of Elmhurst, passed away recently. She was born in Chicago, Sept. 10, 1929, as the only child of William and Alberta Meskan. She was the loving mother of Kathleen Sichrovsky (Steve), Susan (Kathleen), David (Mary) Dan and Michael; proud grandmother of Alyssa Hope Sichrovsky. At the […]
Doris Jean Keller, 96
Doris Jean (nee Goldman) Keller died peacefully on April 8, 2022, at the age of 96, at Clarendale of Addison. She was the beloved wife of the late Guy G. Keller; dearly loved mother of Barbara (Mark) Madigan, Anita (Kenneth) Downey, Guy Bruce (Julie Zipse), Bryan (Patricia Morton), Kim (Jana […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—April 14
PETER J. BADALAMENTI Peter J. Badalamenti, age 70, of Lombard, died April 2, 2022. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Info: www.brustfuneralhome.com or 888-629-0094.
Alfred R. Zimmerman, 99
Alfred R. Zimmerman, of Elmhurst, at peace April 9, 2022, at the age of 99. Loving husband of the late Bettye; cherished father of Allan, Susan, the late Pamela O’Hara, the late Daniel and the late Thomas; dear grandfather of Connie, Rob, Linda, Lisa and Michael, great grandfather of Carlin […]
Modesto L. Moreno, 82
Modesto L. Moreno, of Elmhurst, passed away recently at the age of 82. Beloved husband of Lydia; Loving father of Rebecca (Michael) Cranmer and Nydia Diana (Michael Anthony) Kelso; Proud grandfather of Brandon Wayne Kelso, Michael S. (Ali) Cranmer, Jr., Gwendolyn Ann (Erik Scott) Delgado, Sarah Rebecca (Todd Terrazas) Cranmer, […]
Carolyn Landwehr, 100
Carolyn Anderson Landwehr passed away peacefully at Beacon Hill health center in Lombard, IL on Monday, April 4, 2022, just 8 weeks shy of her 101st birthday, after a short illness. She was born in New York City on May 27, 1921 to Carl B. Anderson and Clare DeWolf Anderson. […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—April 7
DOLORES CHOLEWA Dolores Pearl Cholewa née Nalenzy, age 96, of Lombard, died March 28, 2022, at her home. Dolores was the loving wife of 60 years of the late Edwin, WWII Veteran; loving mother of Edwin Jr. of Lombard, Daniel of Michigan, James (Debbie) of St. Charles, Kenneth (Clare) of […]
Lombard/Villa Park obituaries—March 31
PAUL GEORGE BUNYON Paul George Bunyon, 79, transitioned March 25, 2022. Settled in Addison in 1969. Big Paul was born as George Mullis in Monroe, North Carolina. Legally changed his name after he retired as a professional basketball player, playing for the Washington Generals, the opposition of the Harlem Globetrotters. […]
Alex King, longtime local businessman, passes away at 78
By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT If the weather in the area seemed dreary last week, it is likely because the world was made a little sadder after losing one of the bright shining stars of the local business world, as well as in the communities of Elmhurst and […]